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Māori view on Antarctica’s future Māori perspectives need to be included in discussions about Antarcticas future, according to authors of an article in Nature Ecology & Evolution (photo:Derek Oyen/Unsplash). The inclusion of Māori and other Indigenous philosophies in the conservation management of Antarctica is the theme of an article co-written by Māori philosopher Associate Professor Krushil Watene. Just published in the prestigious  Nature Ecology & Evolution scientific journal, the ...

Source: Palmerston North City Council A new attraction that connects recreation activity with our multicultural community will be launched in Palmy on Sunday 21 March, which is also Race Relations Day. Palmerston North City Council has supported the creation of He Kupu Rangatira – The Proverb Pathway on Te Arapiki a Tāne – The Stairway of Tāne. Rangitāne and the Manawatū Multicultural Council are joining us for the launch at 1pm. The public is invited to discover the 12 pr...

Associate Professor Krushil Watene. When Associate Professor Krushil Watene, Ngāti Manu, Te Hikutu, Ngāti Whātua o Orākei, Tonga, got the news that she had been accepted into the year-long international leadership programme, Homeward Bound, she admits she was both “thrilled and terrified”. Dr Watene, a philosopher in the School of Humanities Media and Creative Communication, was one of a hundred women chosen from a pool of 376 applicants. Dr Watene originally heard about the programme f...

Dr Laura Jean McKay with her prize-winning novel about a pandemic (photo/Dr Kyra Clarke) Now teaching creative writing at Massey’s Manawatū campus, Dr McKay is coming to grips with the “life-changing” success of winning the AU$100,000 Victorian Prize for Literature, as well as the AU$25,000 Fiction Award, announced in early February. Her novel, in which a rogue virus gives infected humans the ability to understand animals, was up against shortlisted celebrated writers such as Richard Fla...

Source: Massey University The topic of humour is explored from a range of academic perspectives at this week’s conference. The theme of the 27th Conference of the Australasian Humour Studies Network (February 3-5) is  Humour at Work: Applications, Industries and Economies. With both in-person and online sessions, the event brings together a diverse range of academics in business and management, languages, sociolinguistics and media studies from Aotearoa, Australia and Canada, says conve...

Source: Massey University The history, community dynamics and impact of online abuse is explored in new book (photo/Erik Mclean:Unsplash) Dr Kevin Veale is based in Massey University’s School of Humanities, Media and Creative Communication and specialises in researching storytelling and popular culture in the digital space. His new book,  Gaming the Dynamics of Online Harassment (Palgrave Macmillan) explores how online abuse works to reveal the deadly impact it can have, while increa...